KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 6 Results

Kenyan chess teams at Maputo posted their best results yet on 12th September 2011 as the ‘open’ team demolished Ghana 4-0 in their Round 6 encounter while the ‘ladies’ team managed two upset draws against a very strong Egypt in their Round 5 match. The results were as follows:

Round 6 – Open Team

Ghana (0) v/s Kenya (4):

1. Anquandah Francis (0) – Martin Gateri (1)
2. John Hasford (0) – Joseph Atwoli (1)
3. Edward Thompson (0) – Mehul Gohil (1)
4. George Arko-Dadzie (0) – Ben Magana (1)

Standings at the end of Round 6 – Open Team

1. Egypt – 12 points (out of 12)
2. South Africa – 10 points
3. Angola – 8 points
4. Zambia – 8 points
5. Nigeria – 7 points
6. Botswana – 6 points
7. Algeria – 6 points
8. Mozambique – 6 points
9. Zimbabwe – 5 points
10. Ethiopia – 5 points
11. Madagascar – 5 points
12. Kenya – 4 points
13. Namibia – 2 points
14. Ghana – 0 points

Round 5 – Ladies Team

Kenya (1) v/s Egypt (3):

1. Rehema Khimulu (0) - Eman El Ansary (1)
2. Gloria Jumba (0.5) – Myada Elgohary (0.5)
3. Isabelle Asiema (0.5) – Mona Khaled (0.5)
4. Rose Wabuti (0) – Wafa Shrook (1)

Standings at the end of Round 5 – Ladies Team

1. Egypt – 10 points (out of 10)
2. South Africa – 7 points
3. Algeria – 6 points
4. Nigeria – 6 points
5. Botswana – 6 points
6. Angola – 3 points
7. Mozambique – 2 points
8. Kenya – 0 points

The ‘open’ team will now face Madagascar in Round 7, while the ‘ladies’ team will meet Angola in Round 6.

Results from other rounds:

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 [Final]